Proverbs 19:29 meaning and explanation

Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 19:29, Berean Standard Bible

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Proverbs 19:29 closes a chapter of collected sayings with a picture of settled consequences. The speaker is a wisdom teacher addressing a son, and the verse states that judgment is not improvised but prepared, already in place for those who mock what is right.

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